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Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens

Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2020 5-Year ACS PUMS and HUD Picture of Subsidized Households (POSH) data.

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Approximately Half of Households with Tenant-Based Vouchers Live in High-Poverty Areas

Note: High-poverty census tracts are generally defined as those with poverty rates higher than 20%.Source: Hawke, S. (2024, October 15). Tracking Investment: Trends in Housing Vouchers and…

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Housing Cost Burden among Veteran Renters Drastically Increased from 1976 to 2021

Source: Hess, C., Horan, K., Collette, T., Sanchez Cardona, I., Channer, B., & Moore, B. (2024). Rent Burden and Demographic Change Among Veterans: A Research Brief. Social Currents. Available at…

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Billion Dollar Disasters Are On the Rise

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2024). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/, DOI: 10.25921/stkw-7w73

June 3, 2024

National Survey Shows Broad Agreement across Income Levels about Reasons to Allow More Home Building

Source: Kansal T., Aurand, A., & Saadian, S. (2024). Homeowners, Renters, and Households of All Incomes Back Housing Reforms. Pew Charitable Trusts and NLIHC. Available at: https://bit.ly/4dXIC9f Note: Results come from a nationally representative survey of 5,051 individuals conducted…

May 28, 2024

Fact of the Week: Institutional Investors Own Greater Share of Single-Family Rental Housing Stock in Southeast

May 20, 2024

Fact of the Week: Many Owners of Small Multifamily Properties Uncertain Whether Tenant Protections Apply to Their Properties

May 13, 2024

Speculative Mortgage Refinancing Practices among NYC Multifamily Rental Properties Associated with More Maintenance Code Violations

Source: Greenberg, D. M., et al. (2024). Housing Speculation, Affordable Investments, and Tenant Outcomes in New York City. Cityscape. Available at: https://bit.ly/4aadqAz Note: Properties were identified as being subjected to speculative mortgage refinancing practices based on records…

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Facts of the Week

Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens

Approximately Half of Households with Tenant-Based Vouchers Live in High-Poverty Areas

Housing Cost Burden among Veteran Renters Drastically Increased from 1976 to 2021

Billion Dollar Disasters Are On the Rise

National Survey Shows Broad Agreement across Income Levels about Reasons to Allow More Home Building

Fact of the Week: Institutional Investors Own Greater Share of Single-Family Rental Housing Stock in Southeast

Fact of the Week: Many Owners of Small Multifamily Properties Uncertain Whether Tenant Protections Apply to Their Properties

Speculative Mortgage Refinancing Practices among NYC Multifamily Rental Properties Associated with More Maintenance Code Violations